News and Events

The Gene Haas Foundation has made $25,000 in scholarships available to schools who attend the EASTEC Student Innovation Tour. On day of Event, Check-in with EASTEC Student Registration & Haas Scholarship Booth to confirm school attendance. One week following EASTEC, qualifying schools will be notified by Haas of scholarship award. schools will be notified by… Read more →

AUBURN, ME – Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is expanding its flagship Precision Machining Program with the addition of a 14,500 square foot Gene Haas Precision Machining Technology Center. The addition will increase the College’s current 10,000 square foot machine lab by nearly 50% and is funded in part by a $1,000,000 grant from the… Read more →

WINDSOR, CT — Haas Factory Outlet – A Division of Trident Machine Tools, LLC (HFO/Trident), is excited to announce that manufacturing education veteran Toni Neary will be joining their team in the newly created position of Director of Education. With over a decade of experience working to help close the metalworking skills gap in the… Read more →

DANIELSON, CT – On the heels of positive news from major Connecticut manufacturers including; Sikorski and Electric Boat, the state’s, “Make it Here”, campaign got another boost from the education sector. Governor Dannel Mallow cut the ribbon on a $4.8 million Advanced Manufacturing Center, at Quinebaug Valley Community College, “What this center is going to… Read more →

NASHUA, NH – New England’s Haas Factory Outlet, Trident Machine Tools (HFO/Trident) and Nashua Community College (NCC), in New Hampshire teamed up to put a new twist on machine tool open houses. The Twist? A single event where local manufacturing firms could see demonstrations of the latest in machine tool technology, as well as interview… Read more →

WINDSOR, CT – A forum of women owned manufacturing companies, based in Connecticut, was recently held at the Haas Factory Outlet, a Division of Trident Machine Tools, LLC, (HFO Trident), in Windsor, CT. Major topics discussed during the one-day forum, were several new incentives available through the State of Connecticut aimed at supporting local manufacturers…. Read more →

LOWELL, MA — A small ceremony was recently held at the Francis College of Engineering at UMass Lowell to present a $40,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation. Presenting the check was William Weir, Regional Sales Manager for Trident Machine Tools, the New England Haas Factory Outlet. Accepting the check was Dr. Joseph C. Hartman,… Read more →

OXNARD, CA – Haas Automation’s Next Generation Control (NGC) is the latest update to the machine tool industry’s most user-friendly CNC control. The NGC has a significantly improved user interface, featuring a more consistent and intuitive navigation experience, vastly improved connectivity, and an all-new Visual Programming System. The Haas NGC is faster, smarter, and looks… Read more →

OXNARD, CA – After hundreds of hours watching operators use our very popular Servo Bar 300 bar feeders, our engineers went back to the drawing board with the goal of making Haas bar feeder operations even easier and more efficient. The result is the all-new Haas Bar Feeder, which really does provide a more simplified and… Read more →